Assassin's Simple/Beginner HTPC Buying Guide - Page 113

@assassin
where did you get your mediabrowser background (inside theater) and icon?

What is the media browser configuration that lets you scroll cover art at the bottom of the screen:

^do you mean "Cover View"? If so, just click the upper-right 'gear' thing to configure the MB view and select cover view.

So you think that setup would do MKV files at 1080p flawlessly? I am mostly looking for a stand-alone rig for playing web content, running a torrent client, and perhaps some light web browsing from the couch with a diNovo Mini keyboard. I was waiting for ASrock or Zotac to come out with a pre-built sandy bridge, but they are lagging a bit.

anyone have suggestions for mini-itx cases for use with the i3-2100 SandyBridge processor?

Reading this thread, I noticed that assassin mentioned that there are spacing issues if you use this processor in the APEX MI-008 or Rosewill RS-MI-01 cases

is the InWin BP655 a good option? any one have any other suggestions?

Thanks!

My new build:

ZALMAN Silver Aluminum HD160 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case $100
LITE-ON DVD Writer - Bulk - Black SATA Model iHAS224-06 LightScribe $21
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 $40
Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core $115
ASRock H61M/U3S3 Intel H61 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX $87
Antec Basiq BP350 350W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply $25
Lenovo Mini Wireless Keyboard Mouse $30
Gyration Air Mouse $35
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM SATA drive $40
Hauppauge Colossus HD PVR $180
Hauppauge 1850 TV tuner $80
Windows 7 64 bit Pro $30

Supplies


Case






Motherboard dropped in


CPU and fan mounted


Hard drive, DVD and RAM installed


Cards installed


My setup

Nice build, is that a hk 254 avr?

yep

Why don't you go with the i3-2100t instead of the 2100. You get the shorter fan and won't have the clearance issues. Also, I would suggest skipping the ripjaws and getting regular gskill ram to avoid clearance issues there.

I saw that...thanks!

In the BAS Skins Manager, "dnicks Orange clear" skin, does anyone know how to adjust or remove the temp gauge at the top right of the screen?

Scratching my head on this one ...

Disable enhanced home screen?

@Assassin

I couldn't help but notice that you have the new Yahoo! Weather code entered into the Media Browser config. The new codes don't work with MB as you can see in your MB pic with the missing temperature in the upper-right corner of your media browser pics (only the "°" symbol is being displayed next to the clock). You have to use the old Yahoo! Weather code to get it to work. I don't know why the MB devs haven't updated the configuration to look up the code differently.

Anyway, go to this website: http://www.edg3.co.uk/snippets/weather-location-codes/

Type in your city and state (NOT your ZIP, it must but [City, ST], like "Denver, CO" for example) in the search field. It will kick back the code you need that will make MB display your weather properly.

Mondo Rock, I think this may answer your question too.

I always just used my zip code.

How about that.

Never just tried my zip. It works... even simpler!!!

The MB devs really should remove that Yahoo! Weather ID link. It's worthless now. Even the MB FAQ still says to click on it and get the code from the city URL.

That was was my previous avr, good.choice.

for MI-008 case, check out post #3338 on previous page 112.

it fit the new i3, but the hdd need to mount vertical not in the floppy space.

i use it for my zacate and have to do the same thing.

Yeah, I'm a big Harman Kardon fan. I have another one in the front room with my projector and Q6600 system.

Yeah, the weather ID is something you have to actually ignore the dev instructions to get working. Well, now you have TWO methods for getting the ID correct!

I think Pixar must have found a way to deliver crack-cocaine through a screen. My kid is addicted to Cars... can't seem to get enough of it.

all,

got my htpc built a few months ago, works great. just got my pj back from the cleaners, hooked the puter up thru my integra dtr 7.7,via hdmi, reciever is running hdmi 1.1 firmware, i can pass audio, but not video. have you guys heard of incompatibity issue between versions of hdmi firmware. i have done alot of reading over the last 24 hours with varying opinions.

i looked to see if i could update the firmaware on the reciever, but it doesnt appear i can.


for a solution, can i get a composite video card to add to the htpc?

i'm using the gigabyte mb, i3 processor, from assasins recomendations of a few months ago. this set up runs awsome on my 60" plasma. flawless.

will this give me the abilty to get the same pic as the hdmi.

For those asking Media Browser questions on how it looks I'll make a suggestion: Play with the settings. I did that for about an hour the first time I installed MB and just played with all the various lettings...EHS or not...cover flow or not...weather or not...and so forth. You're not going to "break" anything by trying different UI settings. Play around until you find something you really like. Do it within MB as well and you'll see the changes immediately. There is a lot there and you can make it look radically different by just a couple settings.

Don't get me wrong, questions are great. But MB is one of those apps you really have to play around with until you get a look you like.